US Patent Issued on Sept. 23 for "Suture guide" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,635, issued on Sept. 23.

"Suture guide" was invented by David H. Epstein (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture guide for securing a catheter to a patient includes a body and a needle channel extending through the body. The needle channel includes a first passage extending from a first passage inlet to a first passage outlet, and a second passage extending from a second passage inlet a second passage outlet. The first passage is curved toward the second passage as the first passage extends from the first passage inlet to the first passage outlet. The first passage is configured to guide a suture needle from t...